Project Manager Industrial Jobs in Sandy, UT (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary

Project Managers are Dennis Group’s primary client contact through the entire project delivery process, from design concept through bidding, construction, and start-up. As a Project Manager, your responsibility is to ensure each project’s scope, cost and schedule are successfully met.  Our projects are designing and building food and beverage process facilities (industrial projects).  The design/architect teams, engineering teams (multiple), and construction teams are housed within Dennis Group and the project manager is actively interacting with each group to ensure the success of the project.  Project Manager’s mission is to provide project management and execution expertise for clients through the entire project life cycle. 

Project Managers also play a vital role in our client relationship management program. As such, having the requisite experience, skill set, and character to successfully support our sales and marketing activities is an essential aspect of the role. This role requires excellent leadership, organization, and time management skills as you will wear many hats at once. Those finding success in the role typically have a technical background - which they apply daily - and are professional, self-motivated, and energetic with excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Typical responsibilities include but not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved
• Assist with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
• Develop RFI
• Prepare purchase/work authorization.
• Maintain client SharePoint site
• Manage in-house and consulting design teamwork product
• Establish design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents
• Manage permit, code and regulatory approvals
• Develop preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)
• Assemble and evaluate potential project bidders
• Develop small engineering services proposal
• Manage bid process fairly and professionally
• Maintain “Outstanding Items Needs” list
• Maintain Project Meeting notes
• Develop and issue monthly reports
• Determine project permitting needs
• Update project forecasting tool monthly
• Review and approve monthly supplier invoices and client billing
• Develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes
• Develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate
• Facilitate and manage food safety risk assessments
• Organize construction trades and administering subcontracts
• Manage project budget and expense approvals
• Manage contract and change order administration
• Oversee equipment installations
• Provide on-site supervision and coordinate design team on-site support activities
• Manage project punch-list inspection
• Assemble and maintain complete project records and close-out documents
• Interface with client, work in client facilities and construction sites.
• Utilize multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)
• Research project management best practices
• Support talent growth within our organization 

Required Education Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (strongly preferred), Construction Management, or Architecture.
• 3+ years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineering disciplines, architects, designers, etc.
• 3+ years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects.
• 3+ years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety.
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software
• Familiarity with sanitary environments is a plus
• Must meet overnight travel requirement of not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• At times, standing and walking the jobsite over rough terrain can be expected
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirement

• Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites. Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year.

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.